We declare

Botswana: “We declare that access to sexual education and sexual rights should be available to youth across the world. Through local-level awareness campaigns, we can help break stigma and promote education on sexual rights and sexual health. We aim to educate adults and parents to foster the destruction of these barriers, as a first step to ending AIDS.”

We declare Ghana: “We declare that we need tools and preventive and therapeutic vaccines to end AIDS. Funding is the main fuel to ending AIDS. Each government should prioritise every agenda provided on ending AIDS. Government must DECLARE!”

We declare Tanzania: “We declare that young people are not a liability, but an asset worth investing in for sustainable development. Partnerships should be forged to develop a culture of accountability and continuity. We call on our fellow young people to thrive and secure our space and recognition in issues of development. The time to act is now.”

We declare Swaziland: “We declare that we need to invest more and Act more towards ending AIDS by 2030 through collaborative efforts ”

We declare Cameroon: “We declare that we will put more efforts into comprehensive sexuality education. We declare that we need empowerment to operate income generating activities to free ourselves from poverty; and that empowerment that can lead people to being responsible and accountable.”

We declare South Africa: “We declare we will end AIDS in South Africa by having peer educators at schools so that youth can fight negative peer pressure and other young people can learn to live a positive life. Young people can influence other young people to have a healthy lifestyle just like they influence each other in drinking and more.”

We declare Uganda: “We declare that we will advocate for measures to avoid and prevent HIV and collaborate with fellow advocates and government to ensure that services are availed to those that need them; and that staff are positive-minded about those individuals that seek services. We call upon our government to ensure that circumcision services are available at every government health centre so that people can easily access them.”

We declare Kenya: “We declare we will educate young women and girls about the importance of taking care of their bodies. We declare to involve adolescents and young people meaningfully, especially those who have been marginalised and previously ignored. We declare to work with government, civil society, private sector, and the faith sector to ensure integrated interventions are developed in education, agriculture, tourism, and health for young people”

We declare Burundi: “We declare we will educate young people on how to prevent AIDS, and will partner with youth around the world; volunteering our time, expertise and resources on this education to fight stigma and misinformation”

We declare Zambia: “We declare that we will actively engage young people in the fight against HIV and AIDS: nothing about them without them.”

We declare Malawi: “We declare that we need adequate resources to make services available and accessible to all young people living with HIV and those living with disabilities.”

We declare Zimbabwe: “We declare that we will use the power of the platforms we have been given to ensure that every girl-child shall be free from sexual violence of any kind. We will uplift every young person we see in need of assistance with SRHR issues, and will speak out and create awareness on SRH issues faced by minorities.”

Imagine the possibilities!